Register Nurse-Inpatient

LINES OF AUTHORITY: This position is supervised by
the Nursing Manager. Supervises shift
staff of Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN's) and Human Service Worker (HSW's) in Hospital.

POSITION SUMMARY: Provide care and safety to patients
admitted to Hospital. Care includes dispensing medications as
ordered by MMHC physician, performing Accu Cheks, providing a therapeutic and
educational program via Educational Protocols, performing lab tests and
supervising staff LPN's and HSW's in the performance of their duties.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides care and safety to patients admitted to
Hospital, as evidenced by AEB direct observation, current Arizona License, current
CPR (annual), and current Crisis-to-Care (CTC) Training refresher course (every
six months).

Registered nurse supervisors are to work as a team and
ensure that all rules and regulations for both patients and staff are adhered
to. AEB direct observation, Patient Grievance Report, Incident/ Accident/ Death
Reports, Individual Supervision Logs

Provides customer service to internal and external
customers and stakeholders as evidenced by direct supervision, complaint
resolution, and interviews with customers.

Participates in the Performance Improvement processes
in the Clinic, as evidenced by meeting notes, supervision logs, and training
logs.

Ensures that Treatment Plan and Treatment Plan
Review(s) are current and address patient specific needs, problems and goals,
AEB audit of all Hospital records and Individual Supervision Log.

The employee must work well under pressure meeting
multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
The employee shall, at all times, demonstrate cooperative behavior with
colleagues and supervisors. This is evidenced through direct observation and
interview with co-workers and supervisor.

Performs other duties as assigned, AEB direct observation,
and review of assigned tasks.

Able to effectively de-escalate patients using
techniques as trained and outlined in approved crisis intervention models.

PRIMARY CONTACTS:

Interaction with patients and their
families/significant others, peers, subordinates and other community medical
staffs.

POSITION REQUISITES:

Qualifications and Experience:

Current and valid Arizona Board of Registered
Nurses license and CPR Certification.

Excellent health with no physical limitations.

No convictions for felonies or misdemeanor
involving substance abuse, sexual misbehavior or assault.

Arizona fingerprint clearance. Lack of clearance
status as per licensing standard is grounds for immediate dismissal.

21 years of age or older.

R.N. must be able to calibrate and perform Accu
Cheks as per MMHC policy, which includes doing a return demonstration in
orientation and annually thereafter.

R.N. must be able to do lab draws per MMHC
policy, which includes doing a return demonstration in orientation and annually
thereafter.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS: Persons
conducting assessments and/or providing treatment and/ or supervision for
special populations are able, through training and experience as well as
through agency-specific observation or competency testing of performance to:

Mohave Mental Health Clinic will
provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities, unless it
would cause undue hardship. We define
reasonable accommodation as any change in the work environment or in the way a
job is performed that enables a person with a disability to enjoy equal
employment opportunities. We will make a
good faith effort to list any special requirements in our job descriptions.

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